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22 Mar 2024

Musicians celebrate outstanding Music and Arts Festival results

Musicians across the Prep and Senior School are celebrating an extraordinary set of results from a number of Music and Arts Festivals.As ever, Wells had...

26 Feb 2024

Lunchtime Concerts resume

It was wonderful to get our Lent Term Lunchtime Concerts underway in Quilter Hall. These are an important opportunity for our specialist musicians to perform...

26 Feb 2024

Bach Day

On Tuesday 6th February, we featured J.S. Bach in a day-long celebration of his music installed in the wonderful Gothic spaces of Wells Cathedral. Bach’s...

05 Feb 2024

Prep School pianists at Taunton Festival of the Arts

Charlotte (Year 4) and Soho (Year 5) competed at the Taunton Festival of the Arts on Tuesday 30th January.We are pleased to share that Charlotte...

22 Jan 2024

Graduate Music Assistant Lunchtime Concert

Our Lunchtime Concert series started the new year with much excitement as our fabulous team of Graduate and Gap Music Assistants demonstrated just what talented...

21 Dec 2023

Soho competes at Nailsea Festival

Prep School pianist Soho (Year 5) has won two first prizes in this year’s Nailsea Festival. Soho is pictured with the adjudicator, Michael Young, who...

Jāzeps Vītols International Piano Competition WCS Wells Cathedral School Independent Prep Somerset England

27 Nov 2023

Jāzeps Vītols International Piano Competition

Two Old Wellensians have been awarded prizes in this prestigious competition which was held in Latvia in October. Julian Chan (2018) and Mykyta Burzanitsa (2019)...

27 Nov 2023

Piano masterclass with Ian Fountain

Our international piano masterclass series continued in October with a visit from Ian Fountain, concert pianist and professor of piano at the Royal Academy of...

18 Oct 2023

Piano masterclasses

This year’s series of international piano masterclasses started with visits by two distinguished artists. American pianist Richard Goode, widely revered as one of the world’s...

02 Oct 2023

Lunchtime Concerts return

We have been delighted to restart our Lunchtime Concerts, an important opportunity for our specialist musicians to perform their solo repertoire. Doors open 15 minutes...

10 Jul 2023

Keyboard concert

Eight specialist pianists gave a fine concert for a large audience, including many of the Friends of Music, in Cedars Hall. Their ages ranged from...

10 Jul 2023

Musicians perform at Mayor’s inauguration

On Saturday 20th May our musicians performed at the inauguration of the Mayor of Wells, Mrs Tanys Pullin. Emma Steenkamp (Violin, Year 10), accompanied by...

10 Jul 2023

Senior Jazz Combo at St George’s, Bristol

The Senior Jazz Combo (known as the ‘Jazz Disciples’) performed at St George’s, Bristol, as part of their popular Swing concert series. The group performed...

10 Jul 2023

Music masterclasses

On Thursday 15th June we were very fortunate to welcome recorder player and improviser Robert de Bree for a day of masterclasses and workshops. Robert...

19 Jun 2023

Woody performs ahead of CHATS 15

CHATS 15 took place over half term and Woody Collins (Year 10) performed for half an hour before the talk began. Olivia Fraser, the special...

19 Jun 2023

Cello and piano diploma celebrations

A group of musicians have just received their well-deserved diploma certificates. Congratulations to Luca Wiseman (ATCL Cello, Year 9), Harry Jordan (LTCL Cello, Year 11),...

23 May 2023

Sound of Wells Festival

From Thursday 18th-Sunday 21st May, many of our pupils were involved in the Sound of Wells Festival.Beginning on Thursday lunchtime with a recital given by...

11 May 2023

Concerto Competition finale

The Concerto Competition Finale saw six outstanding performances from Lily Owens (flute, Year 11), James Mayhew (piano), Kamil Kulich (piano), Jeremy Tan (violin), Sean Foong...

09 May 2023

An inspiring and thought-provoking afternoon on careers in Music

Cedars Hall was full of our young musicians on Thursday 27th April to hear presentations on very different musical career paths given by Sophie Lewis,...

01 May 2023

Soho and Bibi win first prize

Congratulations to Soho (Year 4) and Bibi Redford (Lower Sixth) who were both awarded first prizes in their respective age categories in the Newport Rhode Island International Piano Competition...

Mid-Somerset Festival Wells Cathedral School WCS an Independent Prep in England

24 Mar 2023

Mid-Somerset Festival 2023 Results

Once again, our musicians turned out in force to participate in The Mid-Somerset Festival, and took home a huge number of major awards.This highly competitive...

Internationally Renowned Pianist WCS Wells Cathedral School Independent Prep Somerset England

22 Feb 2023

Wells Cathedral School welcomes James Lai

Award-winning young Indonesian pianist James Napoleon Lai recently celebrated a highly successful two weeks at Wells Cathedral School in the UK.The two-week residency formed part...

01 Feb 2023

Trinity ATCL Diploma Piano Examination Successes

Congratulations to Lucille Raynal (Year 9) and Elizabeth Massey (Year 11) on completion of the Trinity ATCL Diploma Examination on the Piano. Lucille was awarded...

20 Dec 2022

Amelia and Josh Win Heat in Rotary Competition

Congratulations to Amelia Wise (Lower Sixth) and Josh Milton (Upper Sixth) who won their Rotary Competition heats. The Rotary Competition consists of four heats, for...

Dr Sarah Upjohn WCS Wells Cathedral Independent School Somerset England

11 Nov 2022

Dr Sarah Upjohn Gives Wellbeing Talk To Musicians

As part of our commitment to the wellbeing of our pupils and of our young musicians, Dr Sarah Upjohn visited the School to give a...

26 Sep 2022

Lunchtime Concerts Launched By GMAs

Quilter Hall held the first of many lunchtime concerts taking place throughout the academic year, beginning with a concert by the School’s new GMAs. Mr...

Piano Wells Cathedral Independent School Somerset WCS

27 Jun 2022

School Celebrates Piano Successes

Congratulations are in order as we celebrate several recent piano pupil successes.Bridget Yee (Upper Sixth) has won first prize and Best Overall Competitor prize at...

RCM John Byrne HRH The Prince of Wales Royal College Music Wells Cathedral Independent School Somerset

15 Jun 2022

HRH The Prince of Wales Presents RCM Awards To John Byrne and OW Ashby Mayes

In May, HRH The Prince of Wales presented the School’s Head of Piano, John Byrne, and Old Wellensian, Ashby Mayes, with major awards conferred by...

Joe Tong, piano teacher at our Specialist Music School in Somerset

24 Jan 2022

Piano Teacher Joe Tong Plays on BBC Radio 3

One of our Piano Teachers, Joe Tong, played pieces by Sibelius and Schumann live on BBC Radio 3 this week. He was joined by his...

09 Nov 2021

New Director of Music

The Governors and Head Master of Wells Cathedral School are delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Alex Laing as the new Director of Music.The...

22 Jun 2021

Celebration Concerts in Wells Cathedral

Last week, Wells musicians from across the music faculty put on two splendid concerts to mark the musical reopening of Wells Cathedral.After a year without...

07 Jun 2021

Nordic International Piano Competition Special Prize

Congratulations to Year 11 pianist Jeremy Sun, who was awarded a Special Prize for the Best Performance of a Nordic Piece in the Junior Talents...

17 May 2021

Young Organists’ Competition Winner

Congratulations to Upper Sixth musician François Cloete who has won the Advanced Class of the School Organists’ Association Young Organists’ Competition, and a financial prize.The...

10 May 2021

Bridget Awarded First Prize

Congratulations to Lower Sixth pianist Bridget Yee, who has been awarded first prize in the 15-17 age group category in this year’s online Junior Orbetello...

03 May 2021

Winner of Tunbridge Wells International Music Competition

Congratulations to Upper Sixth pianist, Sejin Yoon, who has been announced as one of the three winners in the Piano section of the prestigious Tunbridge...

02 May 2021

Event on the Lawn Online

This year’s Event on the Lawn, our very own popular annual mini music festival, organised and performed by Wells pupils and showcasing many of our...

22 Apr 2021

Two Wells Songwriters reach the Top 30

Huge congratulations to Hetta Falzon in the Lower Sixth and Megan Curl in Year 10, who have both been selected as Top 30 Finalists in...

21 Jan 2021

Global Successes for Wells Pianists

Being in lockdown hasn’t prevented Wells pupils from triumphing in two major international competitions, performing from their homes.There was an astonishing level of success for...

07 Dec 2020

Concerts Continue Apace

Over the final two weeks of term, musicians from across the school have taken part in a series of departmental concerts, held in Cedars Hall,...

07 Dec 2020

International Piano Competition Winner

Congratulations to Lower Sixth pianist Bridget Yee, who has just been awarded First Prize in the prestigious Putra International Piano Competition, in the Piano Concerto...

30 Nov 2020

Beethoven the Revolutionary

On Friday afternoon Upper Sixth organist François Cloete led the Academic Seminar on ‘Beethoven the Revolutionary’, celebrating Beethoven’s 250th birthday with a presentation and discussion...

02 Nov 2020

Hereford Cathedral Organ Scholarship

Congratulations to Upper Sixth organist François Cloete, who has been awarded the organ scholarship at Hereford Cathedral following auditions and interviews over the half term...

13 Oct 2020

François Awarded Postgraduate Diploma

Congratulations to Upper Sixth musician, François Cloete, who has just been awarded a postgraduate Associates Diploma (ARCO) from the Royal College of Organists.Associateship of the...

07 Oct 2020

Double Oxbridge Organ Scholarships

Huge congratulations to Upper Sixth pupils François Cloete and June Rippon, who have both been awarded organ scholarships and offers to read Music at Merton...

02 Oct 2020

Bridget Wins Gold at International Solo Competition

Many congratulations to Lower Sixth pianist Bridget Yee who has been awarded First Prize and a Gold Medal with Honour at the prestigious He Yue...

22 Sep 2020

Wells Concerto Competition

On Saturday evening, seven of our exceptional musicians performed in the Final of the Concerto Auditions in Cedars Hall. The winning prize was the opportunity...

29 Apr 2020

BBC4 Televise Keyboard Finals

On the evening of Sunday 3rd May, BBC Young Musician of the Year 2020 will return to BBC4 with the first of six programmes covering...

27 Apr 2020

Old Wellensian Concert Soloist Inspires with Beethoven

Seasoned concerto soloist and Old Wellensian, Lee Jae Phang (OW 2012), had a performance premiered on YouTube last week as part of the Beethoven Piano...

10 Mar 2020

Sabrina Wins Carol Barratt Trophy

Congratulations to Lower Sixth pianist, Sabrina Morgan, who took part in the celebrated Bristol Festival of Music, Speech and Drama 2020 over the weekend, winning...

02 Mar 2020

BBC Young Musician Finalists

Huge congratulations to three Wells musicians and Old Wellensian Meggie Murphy, who have all been selected for the Category Finals of the BBC Young Musician...

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